Monday, November 9, 2015

Indian Railways & IRCTC | Luxury Tourist Trains

Luxury Tourist Trains By IRCTC

Indian Railways and IRCTC offer an exciting opportunity
to see India by Rail. It is a fascinating odyssey through time and space,
cultures and history offering glimpses of unity amidst diversity, shrouded in
enchanting mystery, colours that capture the heart while soothing the soul. No
one offers the multi-dimensional magic of the real India more excitingly than the
Indian Railways – the second largest railway system in the world covering around
65,000 km of track laid across around 8,000 stations, running around 19,000
trains every day. The convenient, well connected routes offer passengers hassle-free
tours to some of the most exotic places in the world.

Palace on Wheels

An extraordinary train for the extraordinary
people. A train with historic charm and modern conveniences. A royal train
beckoning you to step aboard for a week of splendour. It takes you on a royal
odyssey. Bringing alive the luxury of princely travel of the age of the Raj,
the Palace-on-Wheels has also been designed to suit the modern needs with
central air-conditioning, soothing four channel music, interconnected telephone
system in the train, a separate pantry and lounge in each coach, comfortable
with privacy of attached bathrooms, two specialty restaurants – “Maharaja” and
“Maharani”, serving exotic Indian, Continental and Rajasthani cuisine, a
reading and relaxing coach and friendly smiling attendants serving you round
the clock.

The 14 coaches of the Palace-on-Wheels with
rich decor that evoke the age of Rajput chivalry, are named after former Rajput
States - Kota, Jaipur, Udaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Alwar, Sirohi,
Kishangarh, Bundi, Dungarpur, Bharatpur, Jhalawar and Dholpur. As most of the
travelling is done at night, your days are left free for discovering the
delights of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh covering the itinerary of Delhi -
Jaipur - Sawai Madhopur - Chittaurgarh - Udaipur - Jaisalmer - Jodhpur - Bharatpur
- Agra - Delhi. For further details, please visit: www.rtdc.in

Royal Rajasthan on Wheels

After successfully running Palace on Wheels for
more than two and a half decades, the Indian Railways in association with
Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. launched a new train “Royal
Rajasthan on Wheels” with added facilities compared to Palace on Wheels which
itself is the bench mark in its segment, on the itinerary of Delhi - Jodhpur -
Udaipur - Chittaurgarh - Sawai Madhopur - Jaipur - Khajuraho - Varanasi - Agra
- Delhi. For further details, please visit: www.rtdc.in

Deccan Odyssey

Experience the finest and the best of train
journeys of the world. The Deccan Odyssey is more than a mere luxury train
cruise. A lavishly decorated train that transports its guests on an
unforgettable sojourn on different itineraries covering different parts of the
country. Facilities onboard include channel music, intercom, CD/MP3 player,
wall-to-wall carpeting, money exchange / credit card facility, safety &
security arrangements, health spa, conference equipments. The current
itineraries are as under:

The Golden Chariot

The land once ridden by formidable armies is
now traversed by the world’s unique luxury train. The Golden Chariot beckons
you to discover worlds that are enriched with history and culture. Recline and
relax as the magnificent scenery unfolds outside your window with luxury on the
inside, thus far reserved for royalty. The Golden Chariot presents a fine
balance between a glorious yesterday and an omnipresent tomorrow in the magical
land of Karnataka, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry on the following
itineraries.

Maharajas’ Express

An Experience Extraordinaire – The Maharajas’
Express is a Luxury Offering from Indian Railway Catering and Tourism
Corporation Ltd., New Delhi. A design marvel, the train offers several unique
features from having most spacious cabins to having personal valets attached to
each cabin to take care of the guests. State of the art facilities like live
TV, Wi-Fi internet, individual temperature control in each cabin, environment
friendly toilet systems, CCTV cameras in public areas to ensure security,
direct dialling telephones to make international calls, make the experience all
the more enjoyable. With hair dryers, electronic safe deposit boxes in each
room, and bath tubs, the train offers almost everything that one would imagine
to travel in luxury.

Savoring the culinary delights, sitting in
either of the two restaurants – Mayur Mahal and Rang Mahal, one can have a
glimpse of the picturesque hinterland from the large windows specially created
for the Maharajas’ Express. With four categories of accommodation to choose
from guests can select the cabin they would wish to spend their sojourn – all
with ensuite facilities. The train can accommodate 88 guests. There are 14
guest carriages featuring 43 cabins in total, which include 20 Deluxe Cabins,
18 Junior Suites, 4 Suites and one truly classical Presidential Suite.

A lifetime experience, the journey on
Maharajas’ Express brings one closer to bygone era of imperial India. It
operates on a number of itineraries as given below: